Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid: Sunni Waqf Board withdraws claim to disputed land
Sunni Waqf Board surprisingly sent a proposal to apex court-appointed mediation panel to withdraw itself from the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case on Wednesday, the last day of daily hearings. Sunni Waqf Board chairman wrote to Shriram Panchu, one of the three-member Supreme Court-appointed mediation panel, but no discussion was held in More...
Islamic Philosophy – Sufi Mysticism
Sufism is not a religion or an ethnic group, it is rather a movement that emerged among Muslims as a reaction against the worldliness of the Islamic world during the Umayyad Caliphate in the 8th century. Muhammad More...
Islamic Philosophy – Averroes or Ibn Rushd
Ibn Rushd, known as Averroes in the western world, was an Islamic philosopher, logician, mathematician, astronomer, master in psychology and theology. Born in Cordoba in 1126, he was tutored by Ibn Bajjah (Avempace More...
Malaysia bans Islamic preacher Zakir Naik from giving speeches
Malaysian government banned Islamic preacher Zakir Naik from giving speeches citing interests of national security. His speech is alleged to be provoking and breaching of peace with remarks about Chinese and Hindu More...
Muslim woman attempts suicide after husband pronounces triple talaq
A day after the Parliament passed Triple Talaq bill a Muslim woman in Ahmedabad attempted to commit suicide following her husband pronounced the divorce words thrice. The mother of two young children is undergoing More...
Amarnath shrine pilgrimage paused on Martyrs’ Day
The Amarnath pilgrimage has been put on hold Saturday as a precautionary measure due to separatists-sponsored strike in the Valley on Martyrs’ Day. The pilgrimage started on June 30 and since then about a More...
Amarnath yatra begins, 15 lakh pilgrims to pay obeisance at holy shrine
Day 1 to Amarnath shrine on Monday witnessed more than 8,000 pilgrims from both Baltal and Pahalgam routes amid tight security arrangements. After 46 days the annual religious event is to conclude on August 15, More...
Muslims write to Mamata Banerjee not to spare accused in Ushoshie case
Muslim citizens of Kolkata have written a letter to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee requesting not to spare the accused in the cases of former Miss India and NRS doctor assaults. In both incidents, the More...
Cabinet approves Triple Talaq bill
The Union Cabinet approved Wednesday the popular Triple Talaq bill, called Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2019. It will be introduced in the upcoming session and if passed to replace the Muslim More...
Shankaracharya announces Ram temple ‘silanyas’ on Feb. 21
Religious leader Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati announced Wednesday at Kumbh Mela the ‘silanyas’ of Ram temple in Ayodhya is planned to take place on February 21 and Hindus are urged to reach carrying More...